English Online Dictionary. What means detail? What does detail mean?
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French détail, from Old French detail, from detaillier, from de- + taillier (“to cut”).
Pronunciation
- (noun)
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdiːteɪl/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈditeɪl/, (also) /dɪˈteɪl/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdiːteɪl/
- (verb)
- (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈteɪl/, /ˈdiːteɪl/
- (US) IPA(key): /dɪˈteɪl/, /ˈditeɪl/
- (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈteɪl/, /ˈdiːteɪl/
- Rhymes: -iːteɪl, -eɪl
- Hyphenation: de‧tail
Noun
detail (countable and uncountable, plural details)
- (countable) A part small enough to escape casual notice.
- Synonyms: minutia, technicality, trifle, triviality
- (uncountable) A profusion of details.
- (uncountable) The small parts that can escape casual notice.
- A part considered trivial enough to ignore.
- (countable) A person's name, address and other personal information.
- (military, law enforcement) A temporary unit or assignment.
- Synonyms: contingent, detachment
- An individual feature, fact, or other item, considered separately from the whole of which it is a part.
- A narrative which relates minute points; an account which dwells on particulars.
- (paintings) A selected portion of a painting.
- Synonyms: portion, section
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- deets
- overview
- bird's-eye view
- big picture
Verb
detail (third-person singular simple present details, present participle detailing, simple past and past participle detailed)
- (transitive) To explain in detail.
- Synonym: specify
- (transitive) To clean carefully (particularly of road vehicles, always pronounced. /ˈdiːteɪl/)
- (transitive, military, law enforcement) To assign to a particular task.
- Synonyms: detach, second
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
- atelid, dietal, dilate, laited, tailed
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdɛtaɪl]
Noun
detail m inan
- detail
- Synonym: podrobnost
Declension
Related terms
Further reading
- “detail”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “detail”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “detail”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
- “detail” in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2025, slovnikcestiny.cz
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French détail, from Middle French [Term?], from Old French detail, from detaillier, from de- + taillier (“to cut”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deːˈtɑi̯/
- Hyphenation: de‧tail
- Rhymes: -ɑi̯
Noun
detail n (plural details, diminutive detailtje n)
- detail
Derived terms
- detailhandel
- detaillist
Descendants
- → Indonesian: detail
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from English detail, from Middle French détail, from Old French detail, from detaillier, from de- + taillier (“to cut”).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): /dəˈtaɪl/
- (English-influenced) IPA(key): /diˈtɛl/
- Hyphenation: dê‧ta‧il
Noun
dêtail (plural detail-detail)
- detail.
- Synonyms: perincian, rincian
Alternative forms
- detil
Derived terms
Further reading
- “detail” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.